Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1887-01-11
HUMDURG1N.

MIR. EDITURE: ;.
Deer Sur:-Since 1 rit yu last II
has been most a yer. And ever so
many changes have tuck place, and
sum that are nv CRATE Impotence.
But the fax is han't felt like giyin
va a history NV EN- frum one rezen
and an luther.
One thing that happend was the
deth NV Simon Grake what was RACED
in this beet, which tuck place last
October. Simon was jolly Teller
and when he kicked the bucket we
got galute what was here frum
EeIynois and tended he be preech-
err. tn say sumthing over Simon be-
fore we planted him. Well, when
the crowd cum tugether and assem-
bled, he got Esquare Blue tn rede the
fust chapter NV Genecis (yu. see the
galute cudent rede). Then he got up
and sed he dident bleve In educated
preachers nor in any body tryen to
prech sepen them what wer called.
He sed he wer called arter this man
ner sorter like Samuel was, by a
dreem. Now, SEE he, we ant all call
ed in the same way. One mite / had
etc purity guide bate NV sasengers
so went to sleep and dreemed that
a hand writ these letters on the wall,
G. p. c., and they seemed so plane
that way farm man If he was a
fool, cud red EN-. Next mornin !
axed dad what he reckined they
ment. Why, sez he, my sun l void.
think it ment Go Preach Christ
(But Mr.. Editure line certain it must
NV ment Go Pillow Corn.) Now, SEE
he, we wer not expected tn be pur-
feet in this wurld. Nun NV us are
perfect. Our trend who is before us
were not purfect in the ize nv man.
I've been told that he kept his dorgs
and he hunted EN-. Hekept his lick
er and he drinked it. He kept his
chickens and he fit EN-. He held his
kards and he plade EN-, fur NV SIGH is
the Kingdom NV Heven. Oh we sim
ners why don't yu 'fess? Well sur,
he got all the wimin tn cryin like
the mischief and l was glad when he
stopped fur / was film up my self
like balloon jist redy tn sale away
tn regels beyon the ken Nv mortals
here below: Well arter that, that
are chap got IN be nifty poplar mung
the gals of our beet. He seemed to
be powerfully mashed on one NV old
Juner's gals. The very one that Roy
has ben tryen TO cort fur The last five
or six yers. So he wanted tn git him
outer this beet, for you no how yung
gals are .arter yuDg strangers, spec
ialy preachers. If yu don't | du, fur
va Icerlect what time had with
that drafted riten skool techer when
/ were cortin my Malindy. Well, as
I were goin on tn say Roy he were
terable concernd about giten him
outer this beet. So in tn ur three
weeks arter the planiin nv Grake he
got the precher tn go coon huntin
one mite with lot NV us Humdur-
ginites. Well we went up the ridge
rode lords Juner's, yu no the very
same old rode that them hounds Civ
Dick Everett and Del Henderson sich
a race up in the Stay that Crismas.
Yer see old man Juner dident luve
the precher much, so he had made up
with that Rov tn Civ him skeer
Well we didn't find no coon, NV corse,
on the ridg, but cotch a postum. So
we concluded to Civ old man Juner a
skeer, which was all madeup you no.
Well we slipped up tu the hen rust
and | kotched hen and made hur
squall like the mischief and here cum
old Juner with his gun and blazed
away rite over our heds aud the fire
outen his old shot gun looked like il
was a hundred yards long. And |
tell you Mr.. Editure it skeerd even
me, and I node it wer cumin tn. Hold
on Mr.. Juner, squalled the preacher,
we'er Just in fun. Surrender yer
thiefs NV thunder, squalled old Juner,
this is list what expected NV yer
drafted old sucker (you see Juner
node his voice.. Well sur we all iii
out like we was runin fur life, sepen
10 Blake hoo fell like he was shot,
hollered murder for deer life and II
was all old Juner cud du tu keep his
old dorg ofen him and he did git q
sample outen the precher's briches
But this time here cum old Mrs. Jun
er and all Nv the gals, hoo didn't nc
NV the trick aud ihot somebody was
shot shorenuff. We hadent run morne
hundred yards til bang went a gnn
frum the bushes rite aside NV the
rode and down fell anuther fellel
hollerin murder. The precher thot
hede better pray little and so he seq
as loud as he cud holler, "Good Lord
make us thankful fur what we're
bout tn receive" Jist then down he
came rite iu big mud hole what's
In the rode. We hadent run morne
fifty yards til sum Teller squalled out
stop you drafted chicken thieves, aud
bang went a gun like n yung canon,
and down fell Roy hollerin, "Oh
Lordy," and throwd up his feet lords
the Teller which hid his body frnm
him. Terectly we cum TO the branch
and don't yer think that sucker fell
cursplash rite in It. And | dident
fare so well rite here myself, | Jump
ed my chaw NV terbacker but l was
so outer breth don't you think
swallered the branch. Aud l tell yer
it made me as sick as boss. Well
tomake short tale long, we all got
I'll our hous bout nine ur clock the
wurst tore up and muddy set yer
ever seed | recken. Now Gums the
part that hurt me worst. / had tn
lone the drafted critter my best cloze
and next mornin he left our beet
afore got up. Now don't yu think
Roy orter pay me fur them cloze
Yer see it cum Nv his love fur that
gal. But l won't tire yu by glvin
yu any more retails in the matter
now.
Civ my 1--we TO all inquirer trends,
specially TO them what ! owe.
M lnnrn f,nrr1 ,nr Grand LII dnan,